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‘Beware of scholarship scam’, NIMASA warns public

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, DG NIMASA

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and
Safety Agency (NIMASA) wants the general public to beware of fraudsters who pose online with claims that the agency has floated a scholarship programme tagged
"NIMASA Scholarship 2016/2017."

The Director General, Dr. Dakuku Peterside,
said that this advertisement was the handiwork of some unscrupulous elements intending
to on rip-off unsuspecting members of the public, and advised people not to
patronise fraudsters.

The DG also said that NIMASA was not
recruiting at the moment and that members of the public should not be deceived
that the Agency had engaged a recruitment firm to employ on its behalf.

Peterside said that "as a public
institution committed to the rule of law and best practices, NIMASA has
standard procedures for communicating its activities and will not request money
from would be candidates as the fraudsters are doing.

"We urge members of the public to
disregard the activities of unscrupulous elements who are bent on defrauding
them of their hard earned resources under the guise of engaging on a
recruitment exercise for NIMASA.

"For the avoidance of all doubts, the
Agency will always communicate its programmes and projects through well known
channels of the media, its website and the social media" the DG said.

Peterside who regretted the negative
impact of the activities of the these fraudsters, warned that the Agency in
collaboration with security agencies has launched an investigation into the
matter vowing that the people behind this fraud must face the full wrath of the
law.

Members of the public can always contact
the Agency for clarification of issues on twitter at @nimasaofficial,
facebook at facebook.com/nimasaofficial and email at
public.relations@nimasa.gov.ng or nimasapress@yahoo.com.